Russell Crowe
ラッセル・クロウ

Profile | プロフィール

Born / 生年月日
April 7, 1964 | Wellington, New Zealand

Age / 年齢
61 years old (as of 2025)

Occupation / 職業
Actor, Producer, Director, Musician

俳優、プロデューサー、映画監督、ミュージシャン

Nationality / 国籍
New Zealand-Australian (ニュージーランド・オーストラリア)

Biography | 経歴

[English] Russell Crowe is one of the most commanding and physically imposing screen presences in contemporary Hollywood history. His work is defined by an extraordinary physical authority and a rare ability to completely inhabit a character, making his finest roles feel like a profound transformation of identity rather than a mere performance. The peak of his career—marked by three consecutive Academy Award nominations for The Insider, Gladiator, and A Beautiful Mind—stands as one of the most remarkable sustained achievements in modern acting. From his iconic turn as Maximus, which revived the Roman epic, to the psychologically exposed Jeffrey Wigand and the masterful Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander, Crowe has consistently delivered performances of great intellectual and formal seriousness. His expansive career continues to reflect a dedication to his craft that few of his generation can match.

[Japanese] ラッセル・クロウは、現代ハリウッドにおいて最も威圧的で、強烈な存在感を放つ俳優の一人です。並外れた肉体的な説得力と、役柄に自らを完全に「居住」させる並外れた没入。彼の名演は、単なる技術的な演技を超えて、アイデンティティそのものが変容したかのような実感を観客に与えます。『インサイダー』、『グラディエーター』(オスカー受賞)、『ビューティフル・マインド』で成し遂げた3年連続のアカデミー賞主演男優賞ノミネートという快挙は、近年の映画史における最も輝かしい達成の一つです。ローマ叙事詩を復活させた英雄マクシマスから、心理的な脆さをさらけ出したジェフリー・ウィガンド、そして近年再評価著しい『マスター・アンド・コマンダー』のジャック・オーブリー船長に至るまで、そのキャリアは極めて幅広く、かつ真摯な表現に貫かれています。

Filmography | 主な作品

Feature Films — Selected (主要映画出演作)

Year

Title (English / Japanese)

Director

Role

Awards/Note

1990

The Crossing

George Ogilvie

Australian TV film

1992

Romper Stomper / ロンパー・ストンパー

Geoffrey Wright

Hando

AFI Best Actor 🏆 / Australian breakthrough / Neo-Nazi gang leader / Physical ferocity

1994

The Sum of Us

Kevin Dowling, Geoff Burton

Jeff Mitchell

Gay father-son drama / Australian

1995

The Quick and the Dead

Sam Raimi

Cort

Sharon Stone / Gene Hackman / Western

1995

Virtuosity

Brett Leonard

SID 6.7

Denzel Washington / Sci-fi thriller

1996

No Way Back

1997

L.A. Confidential / L.A.コンフィデンシャル

Curtis Hanson

Detective Bud White

International breakthrough / Kim Basinger / Kevin Spacey / Guy Pearce / Neo-noir / AFI Award

1998

Heaven’s Burning

Craig Lahiff

Australian

1999

The Insider / インサイダー

Michael Mann

Jeffrey Wigand

Oscar nom. Best Actor 🌟 / Whistleblower / Tobacco industry / Al Pacino / Psychological depth / Michael Mann

2000

Gladiator / グラディエーター

Ridley Scott

Maximus Decimus Meridius

Oscar Best Actor 🏆 Oscar Best Picture 🏆 / BAFTA Best Actor 🏆 / SAG Award 🏆 / Career summit / Roman general / Stoic heroism

2001

A Beautiful Mind / ビューティフル・マインド

Ron Howard

John Forbes Nash Jr.

Oscar nom. Best Actor 🌟 / 3 consecutive Oscar nominations 🌟 / Princeton mathematician / Paranoid schizophrenia / Ron Howard

2002

The Sum of All Fears

Phil Alden Robinson

Cameo

2003

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World / マスター・アンド・コマンダー

Peter Weir

Captain Jack Aubrey

Oscar nom. Best Picture 🌟 / Peter O’Toole-level naval command / Paul Bettany / Period epic / Critical landmark / Commercial underperformance

2005

Cinderella Man / シンデレラマン

Ron Howard

James J. Braddock

Golden Globe nom. 🌟 / Depression-era boxing / Renée Zellweger / Emotional vulnerability / Underrated Ron Howard collaboration

2005

A Good Year

Ridley Scott

Max Skinner

Provence / Romantic drama / Scott reunion

2006

Tenderness

John Polson

2007

American Gangster / アメリカン・ギャングスター

Ridley Scott

Det. Richie Roberts

Denzel Washington / Frank Lucas / New York drug trade / Third Scott collaboration

2008

Body of Lies / ボディ・オブ・ライズ

Ridley Scott

Ed Hoffman

Leonardo DiCaprio / CIA / Middle East

2009

State of Play / ステート・オブ・プレイ

Kevin Macdonald

Cal McAffrey

Ben Affleck / Political thriller / Journalism

2010

Robin Hood

Ridley Scott

Robin Longstride / Robin Hood

Cate Blanchett / Fifth Scott collaboration

2012

Les Misérables / レ・ミゼラブル

Tom Hooper

Inspector Javert

Hugh Jackman / Anne Hathaway / Victor Hugo / Sung live / Stars Award 🌟

2013

Man of Steel / マン・オブ・スティール

Zack Snyder

Jor-El

Superman / DC / Henry Cavill

2014

Noah / ノア

Darren Aronofsky

Noah

Jennifer Connelly / Biblical epic / Aronofsky

2014

The Water Diviner / ウォーター・ディバイナー

Russell Crowe (dir.)

Connor

Directorial debut / Gallipoli / WWI / ANZAC / Turkey

2016

The Nice Guys / ナイスガイズ

Shane Black

Jackson Healy

Ryan Gosling / 1970s LA / Comedy-thriller / Shane Black

2017

The Mummy / ザ・マミー

Alex Kurtzman

Dr. Henry Jekyll

Tom Cruise / Universal Monsters

2018

Boy Erased / ある少年の告白

Joel Edgerton

Marshall Eamons

Lucas Hedges / Nicole Kidman / Gay conversion therapy

2019

The Loudest Voice (TV)

Kari Skogland

Roger Ailes

Emmy nom. + Golden Globe nom. 🌟 / Fox News founder / Showtime

2022

Thor: Love and Thunder

Taika Waititi

Zeus

MCU / Chris Hemsworth

2023

The Pope’s Exorcist / ポープズ・エクソシスト

Julius Avery

Father Gabriel Amorth

Horror / Vatican / Commercial surprise

2024

Gladiator II / グラディエーターII

Ridley Scott

Franchise returns / Paul Mescal / Sixth Scott collaboration

As Director (監督作品)

Year

Title

Note

2014

The Water Diviner

Also starred / Australian-Turkish co-production / Gallipoli / ANZAC

Awards & Recognition | 受賞歴

Academy Awards (アカデミー賞)

Winner: 1 🏆

  • Best ActorGladiator (2001) 🏆

Nominated: 3 consecutive years — one of only a handful of actors in Academy history to receive three consecutive nominations:

  • Best ActorThe Insider (2000) 🌟
  • Best ActorGladiator (2001) 🏆
  • Best ActorA Beautiful Mind (2002) 🌟

BAFTA Awards

Winner: 1 🏆

  • Best Actor in a Leading RoleGladiator (2001) 🏆

Nominated: The Insider, A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander 🌟

Golden Globe Awards

Nominated: Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, The Loudest Voice 🌟

Screen Actors Guild Awards

  • Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleGladiator (2001) 🏆

Australian Film Institute / AACTA

  • AFI Best ActorRomper Stomper (1992) 🏆
  • AFI Best ActorL.A. Confidential (1997) 🏆 (Australian Film Institute)
  • Multiple additional recognitions across career 🏆

Cannes Film Festival

  • The Insider — competition screening with significant critical attention 🏆

Box Office Achievements | 興行成績

Film

Worldwide Box Office

Man of Steel (2013)

$668.0 million

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

$760.9 million

Gladiator (2000)

$460.6 million

Gladiator II (2024)

$457.0 million

Les Misérables (2012)

$440.8 million

The Mummy (2017)

$409.9 million

Noah (2014)

$362.6 million

Robin Hood (2010)

$321.0 million

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

$313.5 million

American Gangster (2007)

$266.5 million

Master and Commander (2003)

$212.0 million

Career worldwide box office (selected films): Over $5 billion

External Links | 外部リンク